Public Library vs. Academic Library E-Books Public Library E-Books
Fiction
Popular Reading
Recreational Reading
Academic Library E-Books
Reference books
Professional trade publications
Topics in higher education
Nonfiction that supports our curriculum
Books that support research
NOT TEXTBOOKS
Why you would want to download an e-book vs. reading it online using the Ebrary Reader Download
You want to read the entire book
You want to highlight a section or add notes and bookmarks
Ebrary Reader
Not reading cover to cover
Reference books: you only need a section or small portion
How to Locate E-Books Using the Library Catalog
Access the Library Catalog
Perform a keyword search and limit your results to E-Books (FOR TEST USE ONLY) then click on Submit
This brings up a list of all the E-Books UA users have access to on the topic searched
UA has access to E-Books from Safari Tech, Ebsco, Gale, Ebrary, and more
If you would like to limit your results to the specific vender we purchase E-Books from you would go back and perform another keyword search this time including “and ebrary” after your search terms
When on your results page click on the title of the book to view more information about the E-Book
Once in the E-Books record you can see even more information about the book by clicking on Full Record
To access the E-Book click on the link that says Connect to title online (UA network users only)
How to identify an e-book’s availability for download
Once in the ebrary interface you can view:
How many copies are available
How many copies the college has access to
Availability to read online
Number of pages that can be copied
Number of pages that can be printed
Availability for full download
How many days it can be checked out for
If you would like to open the E-Book to read online click on the Read Online link, if you are off campus you will be asked for your uanet id and password
Once in the ebrary Reader you have different options on how you want to read through the book, you can:
Scroll through the pages
Search the book for a specific topic using the search box
Skip to a specific chapter using the table of contents
Go to a specific page number
On the bar at the top of the e-book you can:
Download a chapter and save it as a pdf
Copy a section of the book
Print a section of the book
Get a citation
Share the link with someone else
Zoom in and out
*There are other options on this bar however they will be discussed in an advanced e-book pathfinder
Public Library E-Books
Academic Library E-Books
Why you would want to download an e-book vs. reading it online using the Ebrary Reader
Download
Ebrary Reader
How to Locate E-Books Using the Library Catalog
Access the Library Catalog
Perform a keyword search and limit your results to E-Books (FOR TEST USE ONLY) then click on Submit
This brings up a list of all the E-Books UA users have access to on the topic searched
UA has access to E-Books from Safari Tech, Ebsco, Gale, Ebrary, and more
If you would like to limit your results to the specific vender we purchase E-Books from you would go back and perform another keyword search this time including “and ebrary” after your search terms
When on your results page click on the title of the book to view more information about the E-Book
Once in the E-Books record you can see even more information about the book by clicking on Full Record
To access the E-Book click on the link that says Connect to title online (UA network users only)
How to identify an e-book’s availability for download
Once in the ebrary interface you can view:
If you would like to open the E-Book to read online click on the Read Online link, if you are off campus you will be asked for your uanet id and password
Once in the ebrary Reader you have different options on how you want to read through the book, you can:
On the bar at the top of the e-book you can:
- Download a chapter and save it as a pdf
- Copy a section of the book
- Print a section of the book
- Get a citation
- Share the link with someone else
- Zoom in and out
*There are other options on this bar however they will be discussed in an advanced e-book pathfinderOther ways to browse for more Ebrary e-books
Pinterest
http://www.pinterest.com/waynelibrary/e-books/
New Materials List
https://wayne.uakron.edu/library/new/
For additional help visit the ebrary LibGuide